Materials Performance

SEP 2018

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10 SEPTEMBER 2018 W W W.MATERIALSPERFORMANCE.COM
COMPANY NEWS
Keppler Joins Farwest
Corrosion Control Co.
John Keppler.
Farwest
Corrosion
Control
Co.
(Downey,
California,
USA) an-
nounced
that John
Keppler
joined the
company
as a corrosion engineer. He will work from
the company's office in Mukilteo, Wash-
ington, USA, located near Seattle. With al-
most 40 years of technical experience re-
lated to cathodic protection (CP) and
corrosion control, Keppler is expected to
be an asset to its U.S. clients, according to
the company. A registered professional
corrosion and civil engineer, as well as a
NACE-certified Cathodic Protection Spe-
cialist, Keppler has worked on CP projects
in industries including pipeline, refining,
storage, power, marine, and civil. His work
has included system design, inspection,
testing, supervision, training, technical
support, and more. "John's experience and
knowledge in our industry are rare, and we
are excited about the opportunities he
brings," says Troy Rankin, president of
Farwest.
Henkel Acquires Chilean
Building Materials Firm
Chemicals company Henkel (Düsseldorf,
Germany) agreed to acquire Aislantes
Nacionales S.A. (Santiago, Chile), a major
company in the Chilean tile adhesive and
building materials market. The privately
owned Chilean company specializes in
manufacturing and marketing a wide vari-
ety of products in the building materials
market. Its portfolio includes ceramic tile
installation systems, mortars for finishing
floors and walls, elastic sealants, and insu-
lation systems. In fiscal year 2017, the
company—which employs ~220 people at
a local production site—generated sales of
Nominations Sought
for Annual Water
Tank Contest
Entries are now being accepted
for the 2018 Tank of the Year
competition sponsored by
architectural and industrial
coating products manufacturer
Tnemec Co. (Kansas City,
Missouri, USA). Nomi nations
can be submitted electronically
and all tank styles are eligible.
Photographs of all nominated
water tanks will be posted on the contest web page, where the general public can
vote for the People's Choice award. This award winner will automatically be con-
sidered along with 11 other committee-determined tanks for the overall Tank of
the Year winner. A committee of water tank enthusiasts will judge these finalists
based on artistic value, significance of the tank to the surrounding community,
and challenges encountered during the project. The deadline for nominating proj-
ects is October 1, 2018 and the overall winner will be announced on October 26.
The 2017 Tank of the Year winner is in Destin, Florida, USA.
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